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哪里
nǎlǐ
Description
“哪里”用来问地方，也可以在别人夸你的时候用来客气地回答。
"哪里" is used to ask about a place and can also be used politely when someone compliments you.
比如你问“你在哪里？”，别人夸你时你可以说“哪里哪里”。
For example, if you ask "你在哪里？" (Where are you?), you can reply "哪里哪里" to modestly respond to a compliment.
Meanings
哪里nǎlǐ
where; what place
你现在在哪里？
Where are you now?
哪里nǎlǐ
a polite, modest reply to praise
哪里哪里，你太客气了。
Not at all, you're too kind.
哪里nǎlǐ
used rhetorically to deny something
我哪里知道他会来？
How would I know he would come?
Related words
Notes
- Etymology
哪 (which) + 里 (place), literally 'which place'.
- Nuance
哪儿 is the more colloquial northern equivalent of 哪里.
In videos
“如果还有哪里不清楚不明白的”
“你想去哪里都可以，你想做什么都可以，”
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